{"conversationCode":"855-024","tapeNumber":855,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-855-024","startDateTime":"1973-02-14T18:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-15T04:59:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Feb-1973","startTime":"1:52 PM","endDate":"14-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:59 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)];","description":"On February 14, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 855-024 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 855-24\n\nDate: February 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown after 1:52 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\f                                             -54-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 855-24 (cont’d)\n\nUnknown recording technicians met.\n\n       Greetings\n\n       Set up of recording equipment\n              -Readiness\n              -Tests [?]\n              -Location\n              -Working equipment\n              -Curtains\n              -Light bulbs\n              -Tripods\n              -Shadow on page\n                      -Lighting\n              -Extension\n              -Backlight\n              -Location\n              -Camera locations\n              -Paper\n              -Audio check\n              -Noise\n              -Buzzing\n              -Back wall\n              -Buzzing\n              -Bulb\n              -Polarity\n                      -Camera\n\nThe recording was cut off at an unknown time after 1:52 pm.","filename":["855-024.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"855-023","nextCode":"855-025","transcript":[{"start":3.21,"end":5.7,"text":"God bless you."},{"start":41.31,"end":43.24,"text":"God bless you."},{"start":43.52,"end":45.29,"text":"God bless you."},{"start":156.6,"end":158.96,"text":"You guys ready?"},{"start":159.42,"end":162.45,"text":"Whatever you guys are doing."},{"start":162.47,"end":170.15,"text":"I hope not."},{"start":519.86,"end":522.66,"text":"I'll get over and knock down the desk on the right."},{"start":678.99,"end":679.8,"text":"God bless you"},{"start":761.57,"end":762.41,"text":"Thank you for watching!"},{"start":1082.78,"end":1086.51,"text":"Thank you for watching!"},{"start":1148.82,"end":1152.42,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Technical staff members gathered in the Oval Office to perform maintenance and calibration on the White House taping and recording equipment. The participants conducted comprehensive tests involving lighting, camera positioning, and audio functionality to resolve issues such as background buzzing. This session ensured that the recording apparatus remained operational and properly configured for future presidential documentation.","topics":["White House taping system","technical maintenance","audio-visual equipment","Oval Office operations","recording technology"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:22:21.767Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-taping-system","technical-maintenance","audio-visual-equipment","oval-office-operations","recording-technology"],"audioDurationSec":1226,"audioFiles":[{"file":"855-024.mp3","bytes":29416179,"durationSec":1225.55,"bitrate":192019,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:48.472Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/855-024.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/855-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/855/conversation-855-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}